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Piston Awards 30 Scholarships to 2025 Class of Future Technicians

Piston is thrilled to announce our 2025 Piston Scholars—30 exceptional students who share a passion for collector cars and the determination to master automotive trade skills.

Meet our 2025 Piston Scholars

Piston Stories

Piston Scholar Zoe Carmichael Featured on Hot Wheels Local Legends

Piston Foundation alumna Zoe Carmichael was featured on Hot Wheels’ Local Legends for her workshop “Knowledge is Power” — an Auto 101 course empowering women with hands-on car skills and creating inclusive garage spaces.

Catch Up with Zoe

Piston Stories

Manual Transmission, Maximum Impact: Chris Gleason’s GR Corolla

Connecticut collector Chris Gleason transformed his manual-transmission Toyota GR Corolla into a Piston Foundation awareness vehicle, promoting hands-on driving experiences and skilled trade education before eventually auctioning it for the nonprofit’s programs.

How One Car Collector is Driving Impact

Partners

Wheelprice and BBS Wheels USA Raise $10,000 for Piston at BBS Bound 2025

News

Piston Foundation Receives Largest Grant to Date from LuLuMa Foundation

News

Unsung Heroes Take Center Stage: Piston Technician Award Returns to Lime Rock Park

Partners

Piston Welcomes Autohaus Social as Newest Community Partner

Piston Stories

Piston Scholar Zoe Featured on Hot Wheels Local Legends

Piston Stories

Manual Transmission, Maximum Impact: Chris Gleason’s GR Corolla Drives Awareness for Future Technicians

Scholarships

Piston Awards 30 Scholarships to 2025 Class of Future Collector Car Technicians

News

Steve Haas Has Joined Piston to Help DRive Development and Growth

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Tara Feeney Follows The Car Restoration Path

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Mory Hummell has his sights set on being part of the car restoration world after graduating from WyoTech

Piston Stories

From an Orphanage in Ethiopia to a Small Town in Michigan, Piston Scholar Samson Fisher’s Car Restoration Journey was Fueled by a 1956 Chevy Bel Air

Scholarships

Old Tractors Need Love Too Piston Scholar Annika Ernstrom Restores Character and Value to Antique Farm Equipment

News

The Piston Foundation Expands Its Board of Directors

News

BaT x Piston Foundation T-Shirts Support Scholarships

News

The 2024 Piston Technician Award at Lime Rock Historic Festival 42

Partners

The Piston Foundation Announces Hearst Autos as Its Newest Community Partner

Piston Stories

Nominate a Top Technician for The Piston Technician Award

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Connor Hecei Lends His Talent to Resto Mods, Custom Creations, and More

News

The Piston Foundation Announces Petrolicious as its Newest Community Partner – Press Release

Scholarships

Piston Awards 20 Scholarships to its Fall Class of 2024 Scholars

Partners

Steve Kittrell of Veloce Valuations – A Piston Community Partner

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Sam White Takes To Car Collection Management

Piston Stories

Vehicles of Opportunity: How Donating Collector Cars Can Change the Future

Piston Stories

Celebrating our 2024 Piston Scholar Graduates

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Joe Estevez’s Dream Career hits the Digital “Car-Scape”

Piston Stories

Piston Scholar Riley Sojka Aims for An Upholstery Car Career

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Nigel Bannister Wants to Open his Own Restoration Shop

News

The Miniature d’Elegance: A “Mini” Charity Auction Event

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Zachary Wiernusz Upholds His Family’s Classic Cars Tradition

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Lindzie Archer is Discovering her Automotive Career

Scholarships

FOX NASCAR Race Weekend Experience for Auction

Partners

Announcing Piston’s Official Partnership with Bring a Trailer

Apprenticeships

Franko Montoya Becomes The First Piston Apprentice

Piston Stories

Success Story: The Bring a Trailer “Gimlet Z”

Piston Stories

The Rookie Record

Piston Stories

The 2023 Piston Technician Award at Lime Rock Historic Festival 41

Scholarships

This Mazda Miata Is Going Straight to One-Sixty in An Upcoming Piston Charity Auction

Scholarships

Piston Awards 23 Scholarships to Aspiring Auto Restoration Technicians

Scholarships

The Inside Job by Piston Scholar Joshua Warner

Scholarships

Motor Bustin’: Piston Scholar Jasper Fedders Learns the Tricks of His Trade

Scholarships

Willys Wagon Auction Creates Six Scholarships for Aspiring Technicians

Scholarships

A New Tinkerer in Town: Piston Scholar Edwin Buiter Steps into the Car Restoration World

Piston Stories

Off to the Races: Piston Scholar Ethan Heck Wants In On Everything Motorsports

Articles

Brumos Ultimate Artists Book Auction Supports Piston Scholarships

Scholarships

Volkswagen Enthusiast Zoe Carmichael is Following her Dream Career

Piston Stories

Bidding on a Better Future: Bring a Trailer’s Charity Auction for the Piston Foundation

Scholarships

Dreaming of Collector Cars: Sean Whetstone’s Journey Toward a Skilled Trades Career

Piston Stories

Pistons & Pizza at Hagerty Garage + Social Palm Beach

News

Press Release: The Piston Foundation Partners with Bring a Trailer to Benefit “Sponsor a Piston Scholar” Initiative

Piston Stories

Auto Restoration Students at the Cavallino Classic 

Articles

Everything You Don’t Know About the Next Generation of Collector Car Technicians: A Discussion Panel

Scholarships

“Non-Traditional” Piston Scholar Jacob Koehn Resets his Goals at Age 35

Piston Stories

How to Own and Maintain a Classic Car: An Interview with Pierre Hedary

Piston Stories

Looking for a career that “starts your engine?” See how two high school students started theirs, and how you can, too!

News

Press Release: The Cavallino Classic Supports The Piston Foundation For Second Straight Year

Scholarships

Applications are Open! Apply for an Automotive Trades Scholarship

Articles

A “Cars Yeah” Podcast with Sperry Hutchinson II

Articles

How to attract young people to the crafts and trades: An Interview with Jeff Mason

Scholarships

Victoria Bruno Is Turning Her Secret Hobby Into a Ferrari Restoration Career

News

The Next Generation of Collector Car Technicians Will Be at the Cavallino Classic

News

Press Release: The Piston Foundation Names Sperry Hutchinson II as Manager of Development

Articles

Conversations at the Car Show Classroom

Piston Stories

Rise of the youngtimers; are young people set to save classic cars?

Piston Stories

Piston Foundation at the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 40

Piston Stories

Piston Technician Award 2022 Presented at the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival

Piston Stories

Pistons & Pizza Makes its Debut At PizzaCo Pizza Garage

Scholarships

The Inaugural Class of Piston Fund Scholarship Recipients

Piston Stories

The 2022 Founders Club Poster by Guy Allen

Piston Stories

Fabricating Brake Lines: An Unlikely Auto Restoration Favorite

Piston Stories

The Magazine for Vintage Car Enthusiasts

Piston Stories

Training the Next Generation of Automotive Restoration the MPI Way.

Piston Stories

Skilled Trade Conversations at the Memorial Day Classic

Piston Stories

The Piston Foundation Automotive Trades Scholarship Application is Now Open

Piston Stories

Celebrating National Skilled Trades Day 2022

Piston Stories

The Next Generation of Restoration Specialists at the Cavallino Classic

Piston Stories

Caffeine and Carburetors Supports the Car Community

Articles

How a Passion for Collector Cars Shapes a Career
The team at Speedsport Tuning offers advice to people who want to build skilled trade careers as collector car technicians.

Articles

Advice for Future Collector Car Technicians from Speedsport Tuning

News

The Spring Kickoff Draws Big Names and Big Donations
Professional panel beaters from The Panel Shop shared their skills in support of the Piston Foundation’s mission.

Articles

Panel Beating: Rare Skills at the Piston Foundation’s Spring Kickoff
Our mission to bring more young people into the collector car industry through skilled trade career opportunities is a cause supported by the Cavallino Classic as well.

Articles

The Cavallino Classic and Our Common Cause
Piston Ambassador John Hinds on Why Cars Are Still Fun

Articles

John Hinds on Why Cars Are Still Fun
The Piston Foundation partners with Lime Rock Park to create automotive skilled trade career opportunities

News

The Piston Foundation Partners with Lime Rock Park
Akash Cheeda, founder of Marc Brunel Recruitment, is helping the Piston Foundation help others into this industry.

Articles

Automotive Experience: The Gift that Akash Cheeda Can Keep on Giving
Ted Dellacamera talks about apprentices and his latest Crosley restoration.

Articles

The Importance of Apprenticeships in Automotive Restoration
Businesses can give back to the car enthusiast community by sponsoring the Piston Foundation.

News

Announcing the Piston Foundation Partner Program

Articles

Appreciating the Craft of Automotive Restoration

News

The Piston Foundation at the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic 2022
Educating Future Ferrari Specialists and the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

Articles

Future Ferrari Specialists and the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

Articles

Happy New Year from the Piston Foundation

Articles

McPherson Automotive Restoration Student Shares His Experience

Articles

Ron “Mr. G” Grosinger Talks Skilled Trade Education
This Jaguar D-Type bonnet is was handmade by dozens of craftspeople.

Articles

This Jaguar D-Type Bonnet will Help Future Generations

Articles

One Year Later: Revisiting Philip Reinhardt
Restoring a Greyhound Bus

Articles

Restoring a Greyhound Bus: A Love Story
The Aston Martin DB5 took third in class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Articles

An Apprentice’s View of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The Turtle Invitational and the Piston Foundation Mission

Articles

The Turtle Invitational and the Piston Foundation
Historic Festival 39 at Lime Rock Park

Articles

Historic Festival 39 at Lime Rock Park
Hermes Speedster: A Porsche Tribute for the Water

Articles

Hermes Speedster: A Porsche Tribute for the Water
Harvey Siegel has restored VIRginia International Raceway, created Camp Motorsports, and become a member of the Piston Foundation’s Founders Club.

Articles

Harvey Siegel: Restoring Motorsport’s Past and Future
The Piston Foundation Founders Club is like a racing team, no one gets to the finish line alone.

News

Announcing the Piston Foundation Founders Club
Kira Mundhenk: Auto Restoration Apprentice

Articles

Apprentice Restoration Specialist Kira Mundhenk
The start of La Carrera Panamericana in Oaxaca.

Articles

La Carrera Panamericana and The Mzcalero
Chris Mason, El Jefe del Volvo, at La Carrera Panamericana.

Articles

Racing Mexico’s La Carrera Panamericana: A Family Affair
Wamogo Regional High School FFA Tractor Restoration Team

Articles

Checking in with the Wamogo Tractor Restoration Team
Jon Clerk of Steel Wings

Articles

Jon Clerk of Steel Wings Talks Good Employees
Robert Selkowitz in his 2003 Mazda Miata Special Edition.

Articles

A Man, his Miata, and his Rallies
Class at the Classic Car Academy in Belgium

Articles

The Classic Car Academy in Belgium
1999 Mercedes SL500 project car on a shoestring budget.

Articles

Getting an Education from a 1999 Mercedes SL500
Jochen Rindt 1970 Formula 1 World Champion

Articles

Who Was Jochen Rindt?
It's driver's education at home for Chris Eschenberg's children.

Articles

Driver’s Education: The Next Generation
My company car in Germany a Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue.

Articles

The Chrysler New Yorker and the Autobahn
Aimee Shackleford Piston Ambassador

Articles

Aimee Shackleford: Piston Ambassador
Mayo T Smith racing at Virginia International Raceway.

Articles

Connected to the Mission of The Piston Foundation
The 1973 Bentley T1 saloon outside Transcendental Audio in Buffalo, New York.

Articles

The Bentley T1, My Second English Saloon
A 1972 Toyota Corolla MAD that inspired a love of the Piston Foundation.

Articles

How the Piston Foundation Inspires Me
British land speed record holder Richard Noble.

Articles

An Interview with Richard Noble, author “Take Risk!”
Getting Restoration Specialists off the Endangered Species List

Articles

An End of Auto Restoration Specialists As Endangered Species
Ushering In the next generation of Classic car enthusiasts is our job.

Articles

Ushering In The Next Generation of Classic Car Enthusiasts
A 1976 Porsche 911S Targa for my dogs.

Articles

The 1976 Porsche 911S Targa Enters the Minnick Stable
Frank Buonanno at the beginning of his classic car restoration career.

Articles

Honoring Frank Buonanno in a Legacy Scholarship
The Frank Buonanno Scholarship Fund will young people pursue careers in collector car restoration.

News

Announcing the Frank Buonanno Scholarship Fund
The 1962 VW panel van that cause so many problems.

Articles

The 1962 VW Panel Van: Miles Already Gone
Automotive students at Gateway Community College.

Articles

Where Do Today’s Automotive Students Come From?
David E. Davis, editor of Car and Driver magazine.

Articles

David E. Davis: The Most Interesting Man in the Car World
Dan Fuller is teaching the next generation of automotive technicians.

Articles

Teaching the Next Generation of Automotive Technicians
The Bentley Bar Car was a 1956 Bentley S1 saloon.

Articles

The Bentley Bar Car
1976 Lancia Scorpion

Articles

Remembering the 1976 Lancia Scorpion
Red 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4

Articles

The Red 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Ken Bain chats with Robert Minnick about the Piston Academy

Articles

The Piston Academy: A Primer
A custom Cadillac toy car for Leo.

Articles

Leo and His Custom Cadillac Toy Car
A 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera to Carry A Blaupunkt Berlin 8000 stereo.

Articles

A Blaupunkt Stereo and a Porsche 930 to Carry It.
A Farmall tractor by the Wamogo Regional High School FFA Tractor Restoration Team

Articles

Wamogo Regional H.S. Tractor Restoration Team
1972 BMW 3.0 CS

Articles

A 1972 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe Plus One Good Friend
A winter beater 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser

Articles

Winter Beater-Ain’t No Snowdrift High Enough
The Piston Foundation Mission Book is lying on a mechanics bench

News

The Piston Foundation Mission Book
I hauled my wheelbarrow in my 1978 Porsche 928

Articles

Why Does Your Porsche Have a Wheelbarrow in the Back?
Looking to the future, the Piston Foundation in 2020

Articles

Turning an Idea Into Action: The Piston Foundation in 2020
A teacher works on a engine at the Heritage Skills Academy

Articles

The Heritage Skills Academy: A Model for Apprenticeships
Chris Eschenburg joins the Piston Foundation

News

Piston Foundation welcomes Chris Eschenburg
Piston Foundation CEO Robert Minnick with Automotive Restoration Academy founder Kent Bain.

News

Piston Partners with the Automotive Restoration Academy
Nick Balisteri and Steve Balisteri of DIYAuto.com

News

How-To Website DIYAuto.com Becomes a Piston Partner
Philip Reinhardt of Mechanical Arts at McPherson College

Articles

Philip Reinhardt of Mechanical Arts: Next Generation

Articles

The Future of Car Culture and How To Preserve It
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Apprenticeships

Franko Montoya Becomes The First Piston Apprentice
Load More Posts

Articles

Brumos Ultimate Artists Book Auction Supports Piston Scholarships

Articles

Everything You Don’t Know About the Next Generation of Collector Car Technicians: A Discussion Panel

Articles

A “Cars Yeah” Podcast with Sperry Hutchinson II

Articles

How to attract young people to the crafts and trades: An Interview with Jeff Mason

Articles

Conversations at the Car Show Classroom

Articles

How a Passion for Collector Cars Shapes a Career
The team at Speedsport Tuning offers advice to people who want to build skilled trade careers as collector car technicians.

Articles

Advice for Future Collector Car Technicians from Speedsport Tuning
Professional panel beaters from The Panel Shop shared their skills in support of the Piston Foundation’s mission.

Articles

Panel Beating: Rare Skills at the Piston Foundation’s Spring Kickoff
Our mission to bring more young people into the collector car industry through skilled trade career opportunities is a cause supported by the Cavallino Classic as well.

Articles

The Cavallino Classic and Our Common Cause
Piston Ambassador John Hinds on Why Cars Are Still Fun

Articles

John Hinds on Why Cars Are Still Fun
Akash Cheeda, founder of Marc Brunel Recruitment, is helping the Piston Foundation help others into this industry.

Articles

Automotive Experience: The Gift that Akash Cheeda Can Keep on Giving
Ted Dellacamera talks about apprentices and his latest Crosley restoration.

Articles

The Importance of Apprenticeships in Automotive Restoration

Articles

Appreciating the Craft of Automotive Restoration
Educating Future Ferrari Specialists and the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

Articles

Future Ferrari Specialists and the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

Articles

Happy New Year from the Piston Foundation

Articles

McPherson Automotive Restoration Student Shares His Experience

Articles

Ron “Mr. G” Grosinger Talks Skilled Trade Education
This Jaguar D-Type bonnet is was handmade by dozens of craftspeople.

Articles

This Jaguar D-Type Bonnet will Help Future Generations

Articles

One Year Later: Revisiting Philip Reinhardt
Restoring a Greyhound Bus

Articles

Restoring a Greyhound Bus: A Love Story
The Aston Martin DB5 took third in class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Articles

An Apprentice’s View of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The Turtle Invitational and the Piston Foundation Mission

Articles

The Turtle Invitational and the Piston Foundation
Historic Festival 39 at Lime Rock Park

Articles

Historic Festival 39 at Lime Rock Park
Hermes Speedster: A Porsche Tribute for the Water

Articles

Hermes Speedster: A Porsche Tribute for the Water
Harvey Siegel has restored VIRginia International Raceway, created Camp Motorsports, and become a member of the Piston Foundation’s Founders Club.

Articles

Harvey Siegel: Restoring Motorsport’s Past and Future
Kira Mundhenk: Auto Restoration Apprentice

Articles

Apprentice Restoration Specialist Kira Mundhenk
The start of La Carrera Panamericana in Oaxaca.

Articles

La Carrera Panamericana and The Mzcalero
Chris Mason, El Jefe del Volvo, at La Carrera Panamericana.

Articles

Racing Mexico’s La Carrera Panamericana: A Family Affair
Wamogo Regional High School FFA Tractor Restoration Team

Articles

Checking in with the Wamogo Tractor Restoration Team
Jon Clerk of Steel Wings

Articles

Jon Clerk of Steel Wings Talks Good Employees
Robert Selkowitz in his 2003 Mazda Miata Special Edition.

Articles

A Man, his Miata, and his Rallies
Class at the Classic Car Academy in Belgium

Articles

The Classic Car Academy in Belgium
1999 Mercedes SL500 project car on a shoestring budget.

Articles

Getting an Education from a 1999 Mercedes SL500
Jochen Rindt 1970 Formula 1 World Champion

Articles

Who Was Jochen Rindt?
It's driver's education at home for Chris Eschenberg's children.

Articles

Driver’s Education: The Next Generation
My company car in Germany a Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue.

Articles

The Chrysler New Yorker and the Autobahn
Aimee Shackleford Piston Ambassador

Articles

Aimee Shackleford: Piston Ambassador
Mayo T Smith racing at Virginia International Raceway.

Articles

Connected to the Mission of The Piston Foundation
The 1973 Bentley T1 saloon outside Transcendental Audio in Buffalo, New York.

Articles

The Bentley T1, My Second English Saloon
A 1972 Toyota Corolla MAD that inspired a love of the Piston Foundation.

Articles

How the Piston Foundation Inspires Me
British land speed record holder Richard Noble.

Articles

An Interview with Richard Noble, author “Take Risk!”
Getting Restoration Specialists off the Endangered Species List

Articles

An End of Auto Restoration Specialists As Endangered Species
Ushering In the next generation of Classic car enthusiasts is our job.

Articles

Ushering In The Next Generation of Classic Car Enthusiasts
A 1976 Porsche 911S Targa for my dogs.

Articles

The 1976 Porsche 911S Targa Enters the Minnick Stable
Frank Buonanno at the beginning of his classic car restoration career.

Articles

Honoring Frank Buonanno in a Legacy Scholarship
The 1962 VW panel van that cause so many problems.

Articles

The 1962 VW Panel Van: Miles Already Gone
Automotive students at Gateway Community College.

Articles

Where Do Today’s Automotive Students Come From?
David E. Davis, editor of Car and Driver magazine.

Articles

David E. Davis: The Most Interesting Man in the Car World
Dan Fuller is teaching the next generation of automotive technicians.

Articles

Teaching the Next Generation of Automotive Technicians
The Bentley Bar Car was a 1956 Bentley S1 saloon.

Articles

The Bentley Bar Car
1976 Lancia Scorpion

Articles

Remembering the 1976 Lancia Scorpion
Red 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4

Articles

The Red 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Ken Bain chats with Robert Minnick about the Piston Academy

Articles

The Piston Academy: A Primer
A custom Cadillac toy car for Leo.

Articles

Leo and His Custom Cadillac Toy Car
A 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera to Carry A Blaupunkt Berlin 8000 stereo.

Articles

A Blaupunkt Stereo and a Porsche 930 to Carry It.
A Farmall tractor by the Wamogo Regional High School FFA Tractor Restoration Team

Articles

Wamogo Regional H.S. Tractor Restoration Team
1972 BMW 3.0 CS

Articles

A 1972 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe Plus One Good Friend
A winter beater 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser

Articles

Winter Beater-Ain’t No Snowdrift High Enough
I hauled my wheelbarrow in my 1978 Porsche 928

Articles

Why Does Your Porsche Have a Wheelbarrow in the Back?
Looking to the future, the Piston Foundation in 2020

Articles

Turning an Idea Into Action: The Piston Foundation in 2020
A teacher works on a engine at the Heritage Skills Academy

Articles

The Heritage Skills Academy: A Model for Apprenticeships
Philip Reinhardt of Mechanical Arts at McPherson College

Articles

Philip Reinhardt of Mechanical Arts: Next Generation

Articles

The Future of Car Culture and How To Preserve It
Load More Posts

News

Piston Foundation Receives Largest Grant to Date from LuLuMa Foundation

News

Unsung Heroes Take Center Stage: Piston Technician Award Returns to Lime Rock Park

News

Steve Haas Has Joined Piston to Help DRive Development and Growth

News

The Piston Foundation Expands Its Board of Directors

News

BaT x Piston Foundation T-Shirts Support Scholarships

News

The 2024 Piston Technician Award at Lime Rock Historic Festival 42

News

The Piston Foundation Announces Petrolicious as its Newest Community Partner – Press Release

News

The Miniature d’Elegance: A “Mini” Charity Auction Event

News

Press Release: The Piston Foundation Partners with Bring a Trailer to Benefit “Sponsor a Piston Scholar” Initiative

News

Press Release: The Cavallino Classic Supports The Piston Foundation For Second Straight Year

News

The Next Generation of Collector Car Technicians Will Be at the Cavallino Classic

News

Press Release: The Piston Foundation Names Sperry Hutchinson II as Manager of Development

News

The Spring Kickoff Draws Big Names and Big Donations
The Piston Foundation partners with Lime Rock Park to create automotive skilled trade career opportunities

News

The Piston Foundation Partners with Lime Rock Park
Businesses can give back to the car enthusiast community by sponsoring the Piston Foundation.

News

Announcing the Piston Foundation Partner Program

News

The Piston Foundation at the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic 2022
The Piston Foundation Founders Club is like a racing team, no one gets to the finish line alone.

News

Announcing the Piston Foundation Founders Club
The Frank Buonanno Scholarship Fund will young people pursue careers in collector car restoration.

News

Announcing the Frank Buonanno Scholarship Fund
The Piston Foundation Mission Book is lying on a mechanics bench

News

The Piston Foundation Mission Book
Chris Eschenburg joins the Piston Foundation

News

Piston Foundation welcomes Chris Eschenburg
Piston Foundation CEO Robert Minnick with Automotive Restoration Academy founder Kent Bain.

News

Piston Partners with the Automotive Restoration Academy
Nick Balisteri and Steve Balisteri of DIYAuto.com

News

How-To Website DIYAuto.com Becomes a Piston Partner
Load More Posts

Partners

Wheelprice and BBS Wheels USA Raise $10,000 for Piston at BBS Bound 2025

Partners

Piston Welcomes Autohaus Social as Newest Community Partner

Partners

The Piston Foundation Announces Hearst Autos as Its Newest Community Partner

Partners

Steve Kittrell of Veloce Valuations – A Piston Community Partner

Partners

Announcing Piston’s Official Partnership with Bring a Trailer
Load More Posts

Piston Stories

Piston Scholar Zoe Featured on Hot Wheels Local Legends

Piston Stories

Manual Transmission, Maximum Impact: Chris Gleason’s GR Corolla Drives Awareness for Future Technicians

Piston Stories

From an Orphanage in Ethiopia to a Small Town in Michigan, Piston Scholar Samson Fisher’s Car Restoration Journey was Fueled by a 1956 Chevy Bel Air

Piston Stories

Nominate a Top Technician for The Piston Technician Award

Piston Stories

Vehicles of Opportunity: How Donating Collector Cars Can Change the Future

Piston Stories

Celebrating our 2024 Piston Scholar Graduates

Piston Stories

Piston Scholar Riley Sojka Aims for An Upholstery Car Career

News

The Miniature d’Elegance: A “Mini” Charity Auction Event

Piston Stories

Success Story: The Bring a Trailer “Gimlet Z”

Piston Stories

The Rookie Record

Piston Stories

The 2023 Piston Technician Award at Lime Rock Historic Festival 41

Piston Stories

Off to the Races: Piston Scholar Ethan Heck Wants In On Everything Motorsports

Piston Stories

Bidding on a Better Future: Bring a Trailer’s Charity Auction for the Piston Foundation

Piston Stories

Pistons & Pizza at Hagerty Garage + Social Palm Beach

Piston Stories

Auto Restoration Students at the Cavallino Classic 

Piston Stories

How to Own and Maintain a Classic Car: An Interview with Pierre Hedary

Piston Stories

Looking for a career that “starts your engine?” See how two high school students started theirs, and how you can, too!

Piston Stories

Rise of the youngtimers; are young people set to save classic cars?

Piston Stories

Piston Foundation at the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 40

Piston Stories

Piston Technician Award 2022 Presented at the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival

Piston Stories

Pistons & Pizza Makes its Debut At PizzaCo Pizza Garage

Piston Stories

The 2022 Founders Club Poster by Guy Allen

Piston Stories

Fabricating Brake Lines: An Unlikely Auto Restoration Favorite

Piston Stories

The Magazine for Vintage Car Enthusiasts

Piston Stories

Training the Next Generation of Automotive Restoration the MPI Way.

Piston Stories

Skilled Trade Conversations at the Memorial Day Classic

Piston Stories

The Piston Foundation Automotive Trades Scholarship Application is Now Open

Piston Stories

Celebrating National Skilled Trades Day 2022

Piston Stories

The Next Generation of Restoration Specialists at the Cavallino Classic

Piston Stories

Caffeine and Carburetors Supports the Car Community
Load More Posts

Piston Stories

Piston Scholar Zoe Featured on Hot Wheels Local Legends

Scholarships

Piston Awards 30 Scholarships to 2025 Class of Future Collector Car Technicians

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Tara Feeney Follows The Car Restoration Path

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Mory Hummell has his sights set on being part of the car restoration world after graduating from WyoTech

Scholarships

Old Tractors Need Love Too Piston Scholar Annika Ernstrom Restores Character and Value to Antique Farm Equipment

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Connor Hecei Lends His Talent to Resto Mods, Custom Creations, and More

Scholarships

Piston Awards 20 Scholarships to its Fall Class of 2024 Scholars

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Sam White Takes To Car Collection Management

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Joe Estevez’s Dream Career hits the Digital “Car-Scape”

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Nigel Bannister Wants to Open his Own Restoration Shop

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Zachary Wiernusz Upholds His Family’s Classic Cars Tradition

Scholarships

Piston Scholar Lindzie Archer is Discovering her Automotive Career

Scholarships

FOX NASCAR Race Weekend Experience for Auction

Scholarships

This Mazda Miata Is Going Straight to One-Sixty in An Upcoming Piston Charity Auction

Scholarships

Piston Awards 23 Scholarships to Aspiring Auto Restoration Technicians

Scholarships

The Inside Job by Piston Scholar Joshua Warner

Scholarships

Motor Bustin’: Piston Scholar Jasper Fedders Learns the Tricks of His Trade

Scholarships

Willys Wagon Auction Creates Six Scholarships for Aspiring Technicians

Scholarships

A New Tinkerer in Town: Piston Scholar Edwin Buiter Steps into the Car Restoration World

Piston Stories

Off to the Races: Piston Scholar Ethan Heck Wants In On Everything Motorsports

Scholarships

Volkswagen Enthusiast Zoe Carmichael is Following her Dream Career

Scholarships

Dreaming of Collector Cars: Sean Whetstone’s Journey Toward a Skilled Trades Career

Scholarships

“Non-Traditional” Piston Scholar Jacob Koehn Resets his Goals at Age 35

Scholarships

Applications are Open! Apply for an Automotive Trades Scholarship

Scholarships

Victoria Bruno Is Turning Her Secret Hobby Into a Ferrari Restoration Career

Scholarships

The Inaugural Class of Piston Fund Scholarship Recipients
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Sponsor a Piston Scholar

Piston Foundation scholarships are awarded to aspiring technicians to help them begin an auto restoration career. Give to the car culture you love. 100% goes to fund scholarships.

Learn how to Sponsor a Piston Scholar
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Cars for Piston Scholars

Turn your collector car into education and hands-on training for aspiring collector car technicians. Your car can change lives. 100% goes to fund scholarships.

Learn how to Donate Your Car
Gallery item image. Give to What You Love

Give to What You Love

Make a gift that helps the next generation access the education and training they need to begin a career as a classic car technician. Gifts of any size are appreciated and will be used to fund our scholarship and apprenticeship programs.

Donate to Piston
Gallery item image. Sponsor a Piston Scholar

Sponsor a Piston Scholar

Piston Foundation scholarships are awarded to aspiring technicians to help them begin an auto restoration career. Give to the car culture you love. 100% goes to fund scholarships.

Learn how to Sponsor a Piston Scholar
Gallery item image. Cars for Piston Scholars

Cars for Piston Scholars

Turn your collector car into education and hands-on training for aspiring collector car technicians. Your car can change lives. 100% goes to fund scholarships.

Learn how to Donate Your Car

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